Friday, April 30, 2010

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gracious God, help us to slow down long enough today to abide in your presence and recognize your voice amid the cacophony of sounds that assail us. Whisper words of hope when people try to dampen our day. Tell us again of your everlasting love when we face dream dashers and peace snatchers. Remind us that we can do all things through you when things seem impossible.

We come to this throne of grace confidently so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. Speak to our hearts again Lord, your servants are listening. Amen

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Lover of our souls, we surrender our circumstances and ourselves to you once again.Into your hands we place our hopes and dreams and our fears and failures. Into your hands we place the thoughts of our minds and the meanderings of our spirit. Into your hands we place our body temple grateful that you have breathed on us the breath of life. We trust to your care the substance of our concerns.

Be now, our advocate before the Father as we confess and seek forgiveness of sin. Help us to look with eyes of faith to see you working behind the scenes, even when we see things that shake the foundation of that faith. In Your name, Amen

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Lord, Help us to shake the dust of the past from our feet and reach toward the possibilities of this day. We confess our sins and are grateful that you are faithful to forgive us of all of our sins.

Do a new thing in us today as we align ourselves with your will and Word. Lift our eyes to new horizons and give us a fresh vision. Help us to see beyond ourselves to the needs of others. Show us how to touch another’s life with your love. Then, help us to boldly move forward whether it is into the heart of a challenge or to the bottom of a problem. Amen

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Merciful and Everlasting God, deep beyond our understanding and high above our imagining we worship you today with uplifted hands and voices. What a joy it is to sing your praises of how you kept us at keeping time and blessed us better than we deserved.

Help us today to rejoice in difficult times the same way we do when everything is going right.You are in control of all things and can turn the trials of today into the testimonies of tomorrow. We humble ourselves before you and trust that you will lift us up above our enemies; anoint our heads with oil and in Jesus name, let our cups overflow. Amen

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Creator and Sustainer of Life, help us to push pass barriers of limitation to live fully this gift of a brand new day. We confess our sins of commission and our sins omission. The sins we aggressively committed and the ones we committed because we failed to do or say something. Thank you for forgiveness.

Help us today to choose our words carefully. Help us to use words that express appreciation, affection and kindness to others. Help us to use our time wisely lest we waste it on activities that keep us from achieving our divine purpose. Help us not to waste time on people who drain our energy, distract us from our goals and who undermine our self-esteem. In Your name, Amen.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Gracious giving God, thank you for every good and perfect gift that has come from your hand in our direction. Thank you for the expected and the unexpected gifts.

The gift of grace works powerfully within us. The gift of your love cast out all fear. The gift of your perfect peace helps us to move through strife with a supernatural calm. The gift of forgiveness encourages starting over again. The gift of joy makes our hearts sing in tough times. Help us to celebrate these and other gifts today. In Jesus name, Amen.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Almighty God, as you have commanded the winds and the waves command the storms in our lives to be still.Speak peace be still to the stormy economic seas of many people in communities and countries around the world. Speak peace to those who are caught in storms of anger, hate and pain. Speak peace to those suffer because of the unresolved storms of prejudice and fear. Speak peace to those who live in daily abusive storms in their homes. Speak peace to those who are being tossed to and fro because the storms of others threaten to sink their livelihood.

Speak peace to the turbulence of our times. Give us your perfect peace to ride out the storms. In Jesus name, grant us the wisdom and the diverse strategies to navigate both stormy seas and calm waters. Amen.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

God of Grace and God of Glory forgive us when we failed to recognize you. Just like the two men who walked with you to Emmaus, we didn’t see it was you. We didn’t see it was you who was helping us when we were in trouble. We didn’t see you working behind the scenes to help us keep things together. We didn’t see you when you were holding us up when we fell to temptation. We didn’t see you opening doors, creating opportunities or protecting us from dangers seen and unseen.

Open our eyes today so we can see you clearly. Open our ears to hear what you have to say to those who have ears to hear. As we spend time with you on our own Emmaus roads, may we walk long enough until our hearts burn within us. In Jesus name, Amen.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

God our Defender, Protector, Guide and Friend, thank you for being closer than family members and best friends forever. Thank you for never leaving us alone, even when we feel alone.

No matter what, when others disappoint and fail, we still can count on you. No matter what, when we call upon you, you are at the end of our prayer. No matter what, when we need you, there is no doubt that you love us with an everlasting love.

Show us how to turn away from negative people and attitudes and turn toward all things positive. Teach us demonstrate your love in ways that do not harm others and ourselves, in Jesus name, Amen.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Lord, help us not to trip over our doubts and fears today. Help us to resist the standing still tendencies that so easily beset us when we hear your voice to press on. We know through your Word that you have plans for us, plans not to harm but to prosper us. In Your name, we ask you to help us today to reach out in faith, act boldly, to walk in divine favor believing and receiving your promises. Amen.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Lord, use me to do right things today. Guide my feet that I may go in right directions today. Speak through me. Set a watch over my mouth so that my tongue may not sin against you. As the Psalmist declares, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight I lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen

Monday, April 12, 2010

Eternal God, help us today not to think less of ourselves than you, Our God thinks of us. You have created us with a worth and value beyond our comprehension. Help us to think of ourselves as you think of us, fearfully and wonderfully made.

Lord, help us to live daily knowing that we are very valuable and do make a difference.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

We enter your gates with thanksgiving on our lips for what you have done for us. We gladly enter into your presence with praise on our lips for who you are. Today we will praise you in the sanctuary of our hearts and with others shout praises into the holy hush of the sanctuary at the appointed hour. We turn our total attention to you and you along giving thanks with our whole heart, the whole of our very being. Amen.

VMM

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“Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul. When our reply to God is most direct of all, it is called adoration. Adoration is the spontaneous yearning of the heart to worship, honor, magnify, and bless God.”

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Grant us, O Lord, the courage to put our sin behind us as your have put it behind you. Guide us by your spirit to the places where we can serve you best. Fill us with your love so that the ways and words of our haters cannot cause confusion and chaos today.

Help us to rise above aimlessness. Help us to shake the dust of despair from our feet. Help us to shed the robes of selfishness and help us to robe ourselves in selflessness.

Send your Holy Spirit into the very sinew of our flesh, into the substance of our souls permeating our very bones. Let compassion burn like fire shut up in our bones. Let the flame of zeal ignite the fire of commitment. Turn our weaknesses into strengths and our failures into success! In your name, Amen.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

O God, who in Jesus sent your life to earth and revealed your power over sin, death and hell. We rejoice. He is risen!

We come late in the day applauding your divine love graciously extended towards us. Forgive us, when we failed to do what you wanted us to do. Forgive us for favoring our wants and needs over the things of God.

Now Lord, grant us the space to reflect upon your glory. Give us the space to hear your voice clearly above wants and needs. Illumine our mines that we may discern your will. Illumine our paths that we may carry out the dreams you have planted deep in our hearts.

When the sun rises, let us rise to work on those dreams. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

God of our fathers and mothers, Lord of our sons and daughters, we praise you with our whole heart. Lord, you can do all things. We pray that this day you will do the things we cannot do ourselves. Strengthen us for the day ahead. When we are restless help us to be still. When we are worried, quiet our fears. When we are burdened, lighten the load. Guide us, Lord, so we won’t lose our way.

Help us to make wise little choices that shape big decisions. Help us to be a blessing to those who can’t bless us back. Help us to turn away from the sins that so easily beset us.

Monday, April 5, 2010

O Lord our God, we are called to see your great marvelous works, your great act of redemption at the cross, the empty tomb and the resurrection. We are called to be present witnesses of your redemptive love. We are called to be agents of your redemptive love.

Infinite Love, You have done everything you could to save us. Help us to live within your saving love. Let your light so shine so that others can see your good works and glorify the Father, which is in heaven.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

My God, My God, it is finished. You have worked the salvation plan doing everything that Infinite Love could do to save us. May we, my God, do everything we can to live today and everyday within that saving love. Give us the power of the Holy Spirit to live a saved life.

Yes Lord, it is finished but it is not over. This ending is just the beginning. In Jesus name, Amen.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

We sit at the table with you today Lord breaking bread to remember your cross broken body and drinking the never-spilt but shed wine to remember that your blood was shed for our sins that created a new mercy seat.

Thank you for enlarging our future with your sacrifice and changing the equation from law to grace. Thank you for setting the table so that all of us can dine sufficiently for it is neither Greek nor Jew, male nor female, bond nor free. We're all one in Christ Jesus. Bread of heaven feed us until we want now more. In Jesus name, Amen

Cause us to hear your loving-kindness in the morning, for in you do we trust. We continue to stand in awesome wonder of your great and mighty works. Thank you for reaching beyond our human faults and frailties to love us without wavering.

Hold us in the palm of your hand. Protect us even in shadows of threatening things or when haters encamp around us. Calm our fears, which try to immobilize our faith.

Even if we find ourselves at the breaking point, strengthen our faith so that we won’t break confidence in you. In Your name, Amen.

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42 Corinthians 4:1-5:102 Kings 17Micah 6

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72 Corinthians 82 Kings 20-21Nahum 2

82 Corinthians 92 Kings 22:1-23:35Nahum 3

92 Corinthians 102 Kings 23:36-24:20Habakkuk 1

102 Corinthians 112 Kings 25Habakkuk 2

112 Corinthians 121 Chronicles 1-2Habakkuk 3

122 Corinthians 131 Chronicles 3-4Zephaniah 1

13John 1:1-181 Chronicles 5-6Zephaniah 2

14John 1:19-341 Chronicles 7-8Zephaniah 3

15John 1:35-511 Chronicles 9Haggai 1-2

16John 21 Chronicles 10-11Zechariah 1

17John 3:1-211 Chronicles 12Zechariah 2

18John 3:22-361 Chronicles 13-14Zechariah 3

19John 4:1-261 Chronicles 15:1-16:6Zechariah 4

20John 4:27-421 Chronicles 16:7-43Zechariah 5

21John 4:43-541 Chronicles 17Zechariah 6

22John 5:1-181 Chronicles 18-19Zechariah 7

23John 5:19-471 Chronicles 20:1-22:1Zechariah 8

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27John 7:1-241 Chronicles 27-28Zechariah 12

28John 7:25-521 Chronicles 29Zechariah 13

29John 8:1-202 Chronicles 1:1-2:16Zechariah 14

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